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We have one of the most comprehensive labs in the world onsite at our plant.

Standard and Custom Lab Services

Fused Silica Quality Assurance Lab Equipment and Capabilities

Particle Size Analysis:

Sieve Analysis

Coulter Laser Particle Size Analysis
MicroTrac Laser Particle Size Analysis
Alpine Air-Jet Sieve Analysis

Iron Content:
Buck Magnetics Analyzer
pH Meter

Fused Silica Custom Lab Equipment and Capabilities:

BET Surface Area analyzer
Ion Chromatograph
Investment Casting R&D Equipment

• MOR/MOE/Fracture Index
Fracture Toughness, Slow Crack Growth
Room Temperature or 200^oF Wet Testing

• Slurry Makeup
3 HP and 1-1/2 HP High Shear Mixers
Three Propeller Mixers

• Slurry Pots
2 Rotary Pots to 5 Gallons with Temperature Control and Several Pots for Propellers
Jug Rollers For 6 Slurries

• Shell Permeability ( three methods)

• Shell Drying Studies
Environmental Room with Programmable Temperature, Humidity and Air
Velocity
Three computer Linked Balances For Automated Weight Loss  and Capillary  
Adsorption  Measurements

- 25 Ton Hydraulic Press for Shell Crushing Tests

• Programmable Rheometer For Slurry and Wax Viscosity and Yield Point
Determinations

• Electric Burnout Furnace (2300^oF max.) for Shells

• Small Standard and Vacuum Ovens

• Wax Injection Tooling

• Leica microscope with 6 mega-pixel camera

• Mitutoyo surface profilometer with trace capability

• Centrifuge that will spin 6- one pint binder phase samples

• Additional wax viscosity testing capabilities

• Water ring vacuum pump for future slurry mixing and metal casting projects

• Assorted data acquisition units

• Peristaltic slurry pump

• Mettler balances (4)

• Equipment for assembly of wax trees

• Anemometer, diamond saws, bacteria testing

• Large Blue-M oven

• 1900^oF box furnace with hood for LOI etc.

• 24” Sweco double-deck screening unit